For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal. The second and revised edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its ...
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For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal. The second and revised edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture. Der ressourcenschonende und gesunde Baustoff Lehm, seit Jahrtausenden gebr???uchlich, erfreut sich seit vielen Jahren auch in den Industrienationen wachsender Beliebtheit. In gem??????igten und trocken-hei???en Klimazonen bietet der Lehm zahlreiche Vorteile gegen???ber anderen Materialien. Seine spezifische Beschaffenheit und Textur ist au???erdem von hohem ???sthetischem Reiz. Die neue und erweiterte 2. Auflage dieses Handbuchs bietet einen praxisorientierten systematischen ???berblick ???ber die zahlreichen Einsatzm???glichkeiten und Verarbeitungstechniken von Lehm; seine Eigenschaften und physikalischen Gegebenheiten werden detailliert und kenntnisreich erl???utert. Die reichhaltigen Erfahrungen, die der Autor bei der Ausf???hrung von Lehmbauten im In- und Ausland ???ber 30 Jahre gewinnen konnte, spiegeln sich in seiner Darstellung wieder. Zahlreiche Baustellenfotos und Zeichnungen zeigen die konkrete Umsetzung von Lehm-Architektur.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN: 9783764374778.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Clean, unread copy in new condition. No marking or writing in the text. Covers are clean and show no wear.
